Obama: President Without Briefings Would Be ‘Flying Blind’

Trump has yet to take office, but President Obama’s disregard for intelligence reports and his commitment to ending the war in Iraq exclusively out of rigid ideological reasons may well have permitted ISIS to become the global threat it quickly became. “It doesn’t matter how smart you are, you have to have the best information possible to make the best decisions possible”.

Trump added that he was “surprised at how well we get along, and I think he might say the same thing”. Could be eight years – but eight years.

“I get it when I need it”, he explained to Fox’s Chris Wallace.

President Barack Obama sat down for a 23-minute interview with “The Daily Show’s” Trevor Noah on Monday, for a wide-ranging conversation covering everything from racism to president-elect Donald Trump. “They’d be the first to acknowledge that, but they are full of extraordinarily hardworking, patriotic and knowledgeable experts”.

The early 1960s were tense times for the country, and especially for those working in espionage on behalf of the U.S. “We’ve seen in the past where there was political spin on intelligence. and you end up making bad mistakes”.

Priess said the morning briefs “are not meant to be a tutorial or to make someone smart”.

Perhaps he was just being sanguine for the camera, but, to be fair, no one is more qualified than the current president to speculate about how the next president might fare once he takes office.

Obama also gave a few details on what he’ll do on January 21, 2017, and said a big part of his post presidency will include spending time with Michelle.

Obama says after he steps down he’ll still keep an eye on what happens.

The comedian and author has previously interviewed political figures including former President Bill Clinton, who received the gift of a balloon drop. This report did not seem to take into account that Obama preferred to receive his information in book form rather than in a meeting, NBC News reports.

Pavel is now the director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Chuckling, the outgoing president noted that although his successor might change certain policies, “climate change is still climate change”.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the State Department, dismissing concerns about the businessman’s close ties to Russian Federation and bringing a long public audition process to a conclusion. (F, 2%) told CNN Monday that Trump’s stance on briefings was “very concerning”.